• Title of article

    NEW RECORD OF BRACHYDISTOMUM MICROSCELIS(YAMAGUTI, 1933) (TREMATODA, DICROCOELIIDAE) FROM HOUSESPARROWPASSER DOMESTICUSBIBLICUS HARTERT, 1904 IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ

  • Author/Authors

    Hadi, Afkar M University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq , Taher, Ahlam J Department of Biology - College of Education for Pure Sciences (Ibn Al-Haitham) - University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

  • Pages
    12
  • From page
    27
  • To page
    38
  • Abstract
    A total of 30 specimens of house sparrow Passer domesticus biblicusHartert, 1904 (15 females and 15 males) were collected from gardens of some houses in Baghdad city; all birds were dissected to identify the parasites in vesicle, gizzard, intestine, gall bladder and caecum. One species of trematodes Brachydistomum microscelis(Yamaguti, 1933) was found in the gall bladder and two species of cestodesAnonchotaenia globata(von Linstow, 1879) and Raillietina tetragona(Molin, 1858) were found in the small intestine of house sparrow. Morphologic and morphometric measurements were considered.
  • Keywords
    Brachydistomum , Digenia , Gall bladder , House sparrow , Passer , Trematoda
  • Journal title
    Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
  • Serial Year
    2020
  • Full Text URL
    jnhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BINHM/article/view/419/292
  • Record number

    2603836

    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=10&DC=2603836